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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $743M invested in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 96.44%102.77% (+6.3%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $831M → $743M (-$88M)

28% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7453 (-21)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

84% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
53
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-28.38%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
29
Reduced
17
Closed
25
Calls
$384K
Puts
Net Calls
+$384K
Net Calls Change
-$129M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
76
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$122K -3,700 Closed
DOA
77
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
-$10K -300 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
78
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$9K -280 Closed

KSA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

53 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $743M — down 11% from $831M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of KSA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $43.3M. The largest seller was Alpine Global Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.1M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA) as of Q3 2019, down from 74 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $743M of iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $43.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Alpine Global Management, an estimated $38.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.